Lewis Hamilton, concerningly, announced that he is \u201cnot looking forward\u201d to the upcoming F1 2026 campaign with Ferrari.<\/p>\n
That season has been viewed as the much-needed opportunity for Hamilton<\/a> to get his Ferrari career back on track, but the seven-time world champion said following the Las Vegas Grand Prix that he is already dreading what is to come. Hamilton recovered to score four points in Las Vegas, but deflated, still called this his \u201cworst season ever\u201d in Formula 1.<\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton \u2018not looking forward\u2019 to F1 2026<\/p>\n Hamilton suffered a new career-low in Las Vegas when he qualified P20 and last in the wet conditions. But, elevated one spot with Yuki Tsunoda starting from the pit lane, he was able to recover to tenth on the road, which became P8 when McLaren\u2019s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified post-race<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was not enough to put Hamilton in a positive mood with the race weekend over. In fact, quite the opposite was true.<\/p>\n He told Sky F1 that he felt \u201cterrible\u201d, and that F1 2025 has \u201cbeen the worst season ever\u201d.<\/p>\n Hamilton took it a step further when he spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live, as the deflated attitude spread to next season.<\/p>\n While these comments were made in the heat of the moment after the race, and Hamilton is known as a driver who wears his heart on his sleeve, Ferrari surely will not be too thrilled to hear their seven-time world champion and huge investment talk so pessimistically about F1 2026, when the Scuderia hopes to make an impact under the new chassis and engine regulations.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a terrible result. There is nothing positive to take from today,\u201d Hamilton began.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m eager for it to end, I\u2019m looking forward to it ending. I\u2019m not looking forward to the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked to clarify if that was the next race in Qatar which he was referring to, Hamilton replied: \u201cNext season.\u201d<\/p>\n More key talking points from the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Winners and losers from the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 F1 uncovered: Why Norris and Piastri suffered Las Vegas GP DSQ<\/a><\/p>\n Hamilton was able to make up several places at the start of the Las Vegas GP, Lance Stroll and Gabriel Bortoleto among those caught up in the mid-pack collisions. Hamilton moved himself up to 13th in the process, and finished eighth in the final classification.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a pretty straightforward first lap. I just stayed out of trouble,\u201d he reflected with the media post-race.<\/p>\n But, Hamilton reiterated that he could take \u201czero\u201d satisfaction from his drive to the points after starting at the back, one which \u201cdoesn\u2019t mean anything\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s still a bad weekend,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The result could yet prove costly for Ferrari in the battle for second in the Constructors\u2019 Championship. Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen took the Las Vegas GP win, while due to Norris and Piastri being disqualified, Mercedes scored a double podium, as George Russell went from third to second, with Antonelli classified third.<\/p>\n Hamilton\u2019s Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc took fourth.<\/p>\n It means that with two rounds to go, Ferrari sits P4 in the Constructors\u2019 Championship standings<\/a>, 13 points behind Red Bull and 53 back from Mercedes.<\/p>\n Hamilton was asked how realistic he believes P2 to now be for Ferrari.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t even know how many points we have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut at this rate, with my performance, we don\u2019t [have a chance].\u201d<\/p>\n And in a further concerning statement with F1 2026 in mind, Hamilton gave up hope of an improvement in his Ferrari performances.<\/p>\n Asked if he has a sense that things could click and he could deliver for Ferrari, he responded: \u201cI think at this point, no.<\/p>\n \u201cTried everything, and it\u2019s not working.\u201d<\/p>\n Hamilton is 74 points behind Leclerc in the Drivers\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n